Assignments - Creating an Assignment
Learning Technologies > Blackboard > Faculty > Assignments.
Creating an Assignment
- Go to the Edit View screen of the Assignments (or any other) content area.
- From the drop-down menu on the upper right side, select Assignment and click Go.
- Enter a title for your assignment at Name.
- Set a maximum grade at Points Possible by entering a numerical point value. This will automatically transfer to the grade book.
- Set a due date by checking the box at Due Date and selecting a date. This is for your own reference.
- Use the Instructions box to provide a brief description, instructions, and guidelines for submitted work.
Note: You can also copy and paste text from Microsoft Word to Blackboard.
- Click Attach local file to upload a file from your computer. This can be the assignment handout, instructions, rubric, example, or anything else that is related.
Click Browse...
Go to the location of your file and select it
Click Open - Use Name of Link to File to change the name of the link. If this field is left blank, the link will default to the name of the file.
- Leave Special Action on "Create a Link to this File."
- To add multiple files, see Modify Item.
- Select Yes for Make the content available to let students view this assignment and submit their completed work, or No to prevent them from seeing it. You may wish to select No if you are preparing assignments in advance and do not want your students to work on them just yet.
- Select Yes for Track number of views to have the Blackboard system collect data from your students about usage, otherwise, leave it as No.
- Choose date and time restrictions makes an assignment appear on the Blackboard course page during a specified time period. Simply check the box(s) which you wish to apply and set their date and time.
Note: You still have to select Yes for Make the content available if you wish to use this feature.
- Click on the Submit button to finish. The content will be added when you get a notification of success.
